Improvement in mop-wringers



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoE.

WILLIAM BOSWELL, OF FLINT, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT lN MOP-WRINGERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 217,675, dated July 22,1879; application filed October 8, 1878.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WVILLIAM BOSWELL, ofFlint, in the county of Genesee and State of Michigan, have invented anImprovement in Mop-I'Vringers, of which the following is aspecification.

The nature of this invention relates to certain new and usefulimprovements in the construction of devices for wringing mops; and theinvention consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement of thevarious parts to accomplish the desired results, all as more fullyhereinafter set forth.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View with a portionof the pail in which my device is arranged broken away. Fig. 2 is avertical section on the line 0000. Fig. 3 is a similar view on the line2 2.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, Arepresents a pail or other suitable vessel, within which and near oneside is secured a bar, B, to the top of which is secured the basket 0. Dis a vertical shaft, the lower end of which is placed in proper bearingsin the bottom of the pail, while the upper end passes through and findsbearings in the bar B. Upon the-upper end of this shaft D is rigidlysecured a plate, E, within the basket, from the upper face of whichproject the inclined spurs or teeth a.

Coiled around the base of the shaft D is a' spring, F, one end of whichis secured to the shaft, and the other end to the bottom of the pail.Near the upper end of the shaft it is enlarged, as shown at 1), aroundwhich enlargement or drum is wound a cord, Gr, oneend of which issecured to the shaft, while the free end is carried under and back ofthe grooved pulley H, which is properly journaled in bearings secured tothe side of the pail, and thence up through the ring 0, having upon itsouter end a ring, (I, or other device, to serve as a handle and toprevent the cord from being drawn through the ring 0.

A shaft, I, is journaled in proper bearings across the pail, near itsbottom, having coiled upon one end a spring, 0, with one end secured tothe shaft, and the opposite end to the side of the pail or the bearingsof the shaft. Rising from this shaft is a wire frame, J, which isconnected by means of a rod, h, to a springarm, 70, one end of which isjournaled in a bracket-bearing, g, secured to the side of the pail.

In practice the mop is placed within the cage or basket 0, and the cordGis pulled up, which causes the shaft D and plate E to revolve. Theteeth in the plate catch the mopcloth and twist the same, thus wringingthe water from it. As the cord is released the coil-spring F causes theshaft and plate to assume their original position and release the I 51case a broom is being used and it is desired to whip or knock off fromit the greater portion of the water, the cord is pulled up as before,while a rod, L, passing through the shaft D, comes in contact with thefree end of thc spring-arm 7.", and draws it back, together with theframe J and as the spring-arm is released the frame J is caused to flyback by the action of the spring upon the shaft and knock against thebroom, which is placed in the pail in front of the frame.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In combination with a pail or othervessel, the basket 0, the rotating plate E, provided withupwardly-projecting spurs a, mounted upon a shaft, D, operated by thecord G, and spring F, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In combination with the shaft D of a mopwringing device, operatedsubstantially as described, the rod L, spring-arm K, the rockshaft I,spring 0, and knocker-frame J, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

WILLIAM BOSWELL.

Witnesses GEAs. J. HUNT, H. S. SPRAGUE.

